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The next thing I knew, I was ordering a dish called Chicken Supreme.
the next thing I knew,是个习语。结构是:the next thing + I knew (定语从句),名词词组副词用法作状语,指回忆过去发生的某件事情。意为“接下来我知道的是”。后面也可以不加逗号。类似 before I knew it, 这是个时间状语。例如:
I fainted and the next thing I knew I was in the hospital.
我昏迷了,醒来时只知道自己在医院里。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
I had leaned over to pick up some change, and the next thing I knew I felt this terrible pain in my ankle.
我俯身去拿那些零钱,接下来就突然感到脚踝剧痛。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
"The next thing I knew I was studying forensics at Sydney University," he says.
“我知道接下来我要在悉尼大学学法学了。”他说。
The next thing I knew, I was ordering a dish called Chicken Supreme.
【翻译】接下来我知道的是,我点了一道名为“至尊鸡”的菜。